Amazon Prime Video has doubled down on its investment in Japan with six local originals greenlit and an additional foray into live boxing.
At an event in Tokyo on Wednesday, Amazon revealed a reboot of “Takeshi’s Castle,” the iconic game show starring Kitano Takeshi that aired on terrestrial network TBS from 1986-1989. The reboot, with the working title “Takeshi’s Castle ProjectModern Love Tokyo," the Japanese adaptation of Prime Video’s original romantic anthology series "Modern Love." The series stars Asami Mizukawa, Hiromi Nagasaku, Yûsuke Santamaria, Sôsuke Ikematsu, and Naomi Scott, with episodes directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa ("Wife of a Spy"), Naoko Ogigami ("Close-Knit"), Ryuichi Hiroki ("Ride or Die"), Nobuhiro Yamashita ("Matsugane ransha jiken"), and Atsuko Hirayanagi ("Oh Lucy!"), who also serves as showrunner. Set for 2023 is "My Lovely Yokai Girlfriend" a half-hour, young adult romantic horror adventure-comedy series about two outcasts directed by Takahiro Miki and created by Yalun Tu...
At an event in Tokyo on Wednesday, Amazon revealed a reboot of “Takeshi’s Castle,” the iconic game show starring Kitano Takeshi that aired on terrestrial network TBS from 1986-1989. The reboot, with the working title “Takeshi’s Castle ProjectModern Love Tokyo," the Japanese adaptation of Prime Video’s original romantic anthology series "Modern Love." The series stars Asami Mizukawa, Hiromi Nagasaku, Yûsuke Santamaria, Sôsuke Ikematsu, and Naomi Scott, with episodes directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa ("Wife of a Spy"), Naoko Ogigami ("Close-Knit"), Ryuichi Hiroki ("Ride or Die"), Nobuhiro Yamashita ("Matsugane ransha jiken"), and Atsuko Hirayanagi ("Oh Lucy!"), who also serves as showrunner. Set for 2023 is "My Lovely Yokai Girlfriend" a half-hour, young adult romantic horror adventure-comedy series about two outcasts directed by Takahiro Miki and created by Yalun Tu...
- 3/30/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Doubling down on investment and expanding its offer in Japan, Prime Video has unveiled a slate of new Japanese originals including a reboot of iconic game show Takeshi’s Castle and a local adaptation of anthology series Modern Love. The streamer revealed the lineup at a showcase event in Tokyo today, where it also announced it will livestream the World Bantamweight title fight between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire on June 7.
Among other new offerings are YA romantic horror adventure-comedy series My Undead Yokai Girlfriend created by NCIS: Hawaii and Grace alums Yalun Tu and Zach Hines; a movie adaptation of Ryota Kosawa’s bestseller Angel Flight; and second seasons of The Masked Singer and The Bachelorette Japan which will debut this summer. Further, an April 22 premiere date for the first season of Bake Off Japan has been set with judges Toshihiko Yoroizuka and Yoshimi Ishikawa, and hosts Maki Sakai and Asuka Kudo.
Among other new offerings are YA romantic horror adventure-comedy series My Undead Yokai Girlfriend created by NCIS: Hawaii and Grace alums Yalun Tu and Zach Hines; a movie adaptation of Ryota Kosawa’s bestseller Angel Flight; and second seasons of The Masked Singer and The Bachelorette Japan which will debut this summer. Further, an April 22 premiere date for the first season of Bake Off Japan has been set with judges Toshihiko Yoroizuka and Yoshimi Ishikawa, and hosts Maki Sakai and Asuka Kudo.
- 3/30/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
In a move that befits the streaming era, Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System Television is looking to make itself more of an international force. It will invest in more international shows and strike new coproduction partnerships.
The company unveiled its new strategy on Friday at the South By South West (SXSW) festival in the U.S.
It followed ten months on from the launch of TBS’s Vision 2030 program which sought to increase content spending, launch a new division and expand into related areas such as licensing. The new unit was announced as having a content budget of JPY30 billion ($266 million).
To realize its vision as an international force, TBS will be looking for global partners for co-production of creative content for the global and Japanese audience; co-production of live entertainment for the global audience; strategic co-investment in global content; and combining cutting edge technology to create top-notch entertainment.
“From production companies to start ups,...
The company unveiled its new strategy on Friday at the South By South West (SXSW) festival in the U.S.
It followed ten months on from the launch of TBS’s Vision 2030 program which sought to increase content spending, launch a new division and expand into related areas such as licensing. The new unit was announced as having a content budget of JPY30 billion ($266 million).
To realize its vision as an international force, TBS will be looking for global partners for co-production of creative content for the global and Japanese audience; co-production of live entertainment for the global audience; strategic co-investment in global content; and combining cutting edge technology to create top-notch entertainment.
“From production companies to start ups,...
- 3/13/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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Review By Adrian Smith
Lexington Books
202 Pages
6 x 9 inches
Hardback
Isbn: 978-1-7936-0121-6
October 2021
Rrp: $95/£73.00
A blind masseur, Zatoichi would wander from village to village in Feudal Japan hoping for employment to maintain his meagre existence. Hidden within his cane was a sword which he would frequently be required to use against an assortment of yakuza, villains, assassins and ronin. Zatoichi was a legendary blind swordsman whose adventures were charted across an initial run of twenty-six feature films and a hundred television episodes all starring Shintaro Katsu between 1962 and 1979, with a return to the character one last time for the film Zatoichi in 1989. Katsu was something of a legend in Japan, and he came from a showbusiness family: his elder brother was Tomisaburō Wakayama, star of the Lone Wolf and Cub series. This in-depth new book from academic Jonathan Wroot takes...
Review By Adrian Smith
Lexington Books
202 Pages
6 x 9 inches
Hardback
Isbn: 978-1-7936-0121-6
October 2021
Rrp: $95/£73.00
A blind masseur, Zatoichi would wander from village to village in Feudal Japan hoping for employment to maintain his meagre existence. Hidden within his cane was a sword which he would frequently be required to use against an assortment of yakuza, villains, assassins and ronin. Zatoichi was a legendary blind swordsman whose adventures were charted across an initial run of twenty-six feature films and a hundred television episodes all starring Shintaro Katsu between 1962 and 1979, with a return to the character one last time for the film Zatoichi in 1989. Katsu was something of a legend in Japan, and he came from a showbusiness family: his elder brother was Tomisaburō Wakayama, star of the Lone Wolf and Cub series. This in-depth new book from academic Jonathan Wroot takes...
- 11/7/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Exclusive: Craig Plestis, the man who brought Korean format The Masked Singer to the U.S., has struck a deal with Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System Television to create unscripted formats for the U.S. and global markets.
The deal will see Plestis, who runs production company Smart Dog Media and executive produces Fox’s version of the mystery singing competition, and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, the company behind Ninja Warrior and Takeshi’s Castle, jointly develop programming.
The pair will look to take advantage of the boom in Asian formats to create new shows that can build on the success of The Masked Singer and I Can See Your Voice.
Plestis is exec producing a U.S. version of I Can See Your Voice for Fox and Celebrity Show-Off for U.S. cable network TBS, which are both based on Korean formats, as well as The Masked Singer spinoff The Masked Dancer.
The deal will see Plestis, who runs production company Smart Dog Media and executive produces Fox’s version of the mystery singing competition, and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, the company behind Ninja Warrior and Takeshi’s Castle, jointly develop programming.
The pair will look to take advantage of the boom in Asian formats to create new shows that can build on the success of The Masked Singer and I Can See Your Voice.
Plestis is exec producing a U.S. version of I Can See Your Voice for Fox and Celebrity Show-Off for U.S. cable network TBS, which are both based on Korean formats, as well as The Masked Singer spinoff The Masked Dancer.
- 3/10/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’d told me at the beginning of lockdown that the perfect way to lift my spirits would be an online game made in the mold of TV shows like Takeshi’s Castle, Gladiators, and Total Wipeout, I wouldn’t have believed you. And yet, here I am, risking it all in the final stage of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, praying that a giant spinning hammer doesn’t smack me off this platform and keep me from the crown. Someone dressed as a pigeon may have just pipped me to the post, but that still hasn’t deterred me from diving back in.
Battle royales are so often about being patient, long, drawn-out matches, and thinking strategically. Fall Guys pleasantly forgoes almost all of that, instead choosing to focus on short, anarchy-filled bursts of play in which 60 players scramble over one another to be the last person standing. There are...
Battle royales are so often about being patient, long, drawn-out matches, and thinking strategically. Fall Guys pleasantly forgoes almost all of that, instead choosing to focus on short, anarchy-filled bursts of play in which 60 players scramble over one another to be the last person standing. There are...
- 8/7/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Aaron Birch Jul 13, 2016
The Crystal Maze, Cyber Zone, Fort Boyard... We look back at the UK game shows that dared to ask more than just quiz questions...
If the idea of yet another TV game show with an uninspiring presenter and ever so slight spin on the tried and tested Q&A formula fills you with apathy, you're not alone. Although TV quiz shows often rake in the viewers for a relatively low production budget, hence their popularity with TV studios, the whole genre feels a little stagnant. Perhaps it's the rise of the Internet, a general change in viewer culture, and the changing tastes that come with it. While many shows of the past delighted audiences with images of shiny new appliances, cars, and holidays to far-off destinations, today's shows mostly award cold, hard, and boring cash. Great for the winner, but not too interesting for the viewer. Give...
The Crystal Maze, Cyber Zone, Fort Boyard... We look back at the UK game shows that dared to ask more than just quiz questions...
If the idea of yet another TV game show with an uninspiring presenter and ever so slight spin on the tried and tested Q&A formula fills you with apathy, you're not alone. Although TV quiz shows often rake in the viewers for a relatively low production budget, hence their popularity with TV studios, the whole genre feels a little stagnant. Perhaps it's the rise of the Internet, a general change in viewer culture, and the changing tastes that come with it. While many shows of the past delighted audiences with images of shiny new appliances, cars, and holidays to far-off destinations, today's shows mostly award cold, hard, and boring cash. Great for the winner, but not too interesting for the viewer. Give...
- 5/23/2016
- Den of Geek
★★★★☆ Perhaps best known in the UK for his game show Takeshi's Castle, actor-director 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano is as enigmatic and multi-talented an artist as he is a prolific filmmaker. In the first of three Blu-ray releases this year, Third Window films brings us Kitano's Hana-Bi (1997), a beautiful and unsettling study of violence and mortality, told through the eyes of ex-cop Nishi (Kitano). Nishi leaves the police force after his partner Horibe (Ren Ôsugi) is left paralysed in a shooting and spends his time caring for his wife while intermittently fending off Yakuza mobsters to whom he is indebted to the tune of millions of yen.
- 1/19/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
ITV1's new Saturday night show Ninja Warrior UK hit our screens for the first time tonight.
Based on a Japanese original and already adapted for an American audience, those versions have already been screened on various channels in the UK. ITV has now created its own version of the hit show with British contestants ranging from firefighters and pole fitness instructors to family care workers and wedding singers.
Ben Shephard, Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara are fronting the show but what was the reaction to it? Digital Spy took a closer look at Twitter during the show to find out.
First impressions were similarities with other shows - which, let's be honest, is expected. An obstacle course show is an obstacle course show:
Itv's ninja warrior is the biggest rip-off of total wipeout, however they are forgiven for getting Chris kamara on my TV
— Tom Kidman (@tKidman1) April 11, 2015
Ninja Warrior is basically Total Wipeout.
Based on a Japanese original and already adapted for an American audience, those versions have already been screened on various channels in the UK. ITV has now created its own version of the hit show with British contestants ranging from firefighters and pole fitness instructors to family care workers and wedding singers.
Ben Shephard, Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara are fronting the show but what was the reaction to it? Digital Spy took a closer look at Twitter during the show to find out.
First impressions were similarities with other shows - which, let's be honest, is expected. An obstacle course show is an obstacle course show:
Itv's ninja warrior is the biggest rip-off of total wipeout, however they are forgiven for getting Chris kamara on my TV
— Tom Kidman (@tKidman1) April 11, 2015
Ninja Warrior is basically Total Wipeout.
- 4/11/2015
- Digital Spy
ITV1's new Saturday night show Ninja Warrior UK hit our screens for the first time tonight.
Based on a Japanese original and already adapted for an American audience, those versions have already been screened on various channels in the UK. ITV has now created its own version of the hit show with British contestants ranging from firefighters and pole fitness instructors to family care workers and wedding singers.
Ben Shepherd, Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara are fronting the show but what was the reaction to it? Digital Spy took a closer look at Twitter during the show to find out.
First impressions were similarities with other shows - which, let's be honest, is expected. An obstacle course show is an obstacle course show:
Itv's ninja warrior is the biggest rip-off of total wipeout, however they are forgiven for getting Chris kamara on my TV
— Tom Kidman (@tKidman1) April 11, 2015
Ninja Warrior is basically Total Wipeout.
Based on a Japanese original and already adapted for an American audience, those versions have already been screened on various channels in the UK. ITV has now created its own version of the hit show with British contestants ranging from firefighters and pole fitness instructors to family care workers and wedding singers.
Ben Shepherd, Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara are fronting the show but what was the reaction to it? Digital Spy took a closer look at Twitter during the show to find out.
First impressions were similarities with other shows - which, let's be honest, is expected. An obstacle course show is an obstacle course show:
Itv's ninja warrior is the biggest rip-off of total wipeout, however they are forgiven for getting Chris kamara on my TV
— Tom Kidman (@tKidman1) April 11, 2015
Ninja Warrior is basically Total Wipeout.
- 4/11/2015
- Digital Spy
Craig Charles has left I'm a Celebrity following the death of his brother.
The Coronation Street actor was informed by producers on Thursday morning that his brother Dean had passed away.
Charles was exempt from the public vote for the latest Bushtucker Trial, and it has now been confirmed that he will fly home from the jungle.
A spokesperson told Digital Spy: "Craig decided to leave the I'm a Celebrity camp earlier today and will be heading back to his family in the UK. We send our sincere condolences to Craig and his family."
Former I'm a Celebrity winner Kian Egan is among those to have tweeted their condolences, writing: "This is so sad."
Charles rose to fame in the cult BBC sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf as Dave Lister, and has also worked on the likes of Coronation Street, Robot Wars and Takeshi's Castle.
The Coronation Street actor was informed by producers on Thursday morning that his brother Dean had passed away.
Charles was exempt from the public vote for the latest Bushtucker Trial, and it has now been confirmed that he will fly home from the jungle.
A spokesperson told Digital Spy: "Craig decided to leave the I'm a Celebrity camp earlier today and will be heading back to his family in the UK. We send our sincere condolences to Craig and his family."
Former I'm a Celebrity winner Kian Egan is among those to have tweeted their condolences, writing: "This is so sad."
Charles rose to fame in the cult BBC sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf as Dave Lister, and has also worked on the likes of Coronation Street, Robot Wars and Takeshi's Castle.
- 11/20/2014
- Digital Spy
Helicopters, a Celebrity Slammer and lots of fierce creatures – it's the time of year for I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! once again.
Viewers got their first glimpse of Gemma Collins, Tinchy Stryder, Kendra Wilkinson and more entering the jungle tonight (November 16) – with chatter on social media reaching a fever pitch!
Digital Spy rounds up the best reactions to Sunday's series premiere below:
1. The action begins from the first introductions!
As a rule, if you have to explain why you're a celebrity, you're not. #justsaying #ImACelebrity
— Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) November 16, 2014
"Hello, I'm Michael. Who are you?"
"Tinchy"
Oh, it has begun people!
#ImACeleb
— Chris Moyles (@ChrisMoyles) November 16, 2014
Ah, the awkward moment when the one who is in there for going out with someone famous tries to explain why they're in there #ImACeleb
— Yahoo Celebrity UK (@YahooCelebUK) November 16, 2014
Craig Charles failed to mention the two things he's most famous for.
Viewers got their first glimpse of Gemma Collins, Tinchy Stryder, Kendra Wilkinson and more entering the jungle tonight (November 16) – with chatter on social media reaching a fever pitch!
Digital Spy rounds up the best reactions to Sunday's series premiere below:
1. The action begins from the first introductions!
As a rule, if you have to explain why you're a celebrity, you're not. #justsaying #ImACelebrity
— Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) November 16, 2014
"Hello, I'm Michael. Who are you?"
"Tinchy"
Oh, it has begun people!
#ImACeleb
— Chris Moyles (@ChrisMoyles) November 16, 2014
Ah, the awkward moment when the one who is in there for going out with someone famous tries to explain why they're in there #ImACeleb
— Yahoo Celebrity UK (@YahooCelebUK) November 16, 2014
Craig Charles failed to mention the two things he's most famous for.
- 11/16/2014
- Digital Spy
Mumbai, Aug 15: After giving the voice-over for Japanese game show "Takeshi's Castle", Javed Jaffrey is doing the same for "Ninja Warriors", but says that the latter is a different ball game as it is extremely structured, while the former was full of fun and madness.
"'Takeshi's castle' and this one is different... that ('Takeshi's...') was fun, lots of nonsense and madness happening in the show and it worked for the show. This is extremely structured and difficult in terms of competition. The competitors are also trained and are Olympic medallists," Javed told Ians.
What inspired you to do Hungama TV's show "Ninja Warriors"?
"I.
"'Takeshi's castle' and this one is different... that ('Takeshi's...') was fun, lots of nonsense and madness happening in the show and it worked for the show. This is extremely structured and difficult in terms of competition. The competitors are also trained and are Olympic medallists," Javed told Ians.
What inspired you to do Hungama TV's show "Ninja Warriors"?
"I.
- 8/15/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Former Major League Baseball player-turned-actor Brad Lesley has died at the age of 54, reports TMZ.
Lesley's ex-wife, Chiho Svimonoff, told the website that the former athlete had been living in a nursing home, where he was receiving dialysis for kidney problems, for the past seven months. According to Svimonoff, the "Little Big League" star was rushed to hospital on Saturday night, and later died there from kidney failure.
Lesley made his Major League debut on July 31, 1982, pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, and was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1984 and let go from the team in 1985.
The former 6-foot-6-inch athlete went on to showbusiness, appearing on the Japanese game show "Takeshi's Castle" in 1986, and furthered his credits in a number of movies in the 1990s, including "Mr. Baseball," "A Boy Called Hate," "Big Monster on Campus" and the 1994 film "Little Big League," in which he played an angry pitcher.
Lesley's ex-wife, Chiho Svimonoff, told the website that the former athlete had been living in a nursing home, where he was receiving dialysis for kidney problems, for the past seven months. According to Svimonoff, the "Little Big League" star was rushed to hospital on Saturday night, and later died there from kidney failure.
Lesley made his Major League debut on July 31, 1982, pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, and was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1984 and let go from the team in 1985.
The former 6-foot-6-inch athlete went on to showbusiness, appearing on the Japanese game show "Takeshi's Castle" in 1986, and furthered his credits in a number of movies in the 1990s, including "Mr. Baseball," "A Boy Called Hate," "Big Monster on Campus" and the 1994 film "Little Big League," in which he played an angry pitcher.
- 4/29/2013
- by Stephanie Marcus
- Huffington Post
On Monday night, E4 launched a new dating show that involved fairytale fancy dress, power ballad singing and catapults.
My Little Princess is the latest in a long history of bonkers dating shows that have made it to the small screen and in tribute to the TV commissioners who considered them wise ideas and in any way romantic, we've collected together our 15 personal favourites.
My Little Princess
Men dressed as princes, who must impress an evil king to secure a date with his daughter. Standard. Throw in lots of mud, talking horses, power ballad sing-offs and men being thrown off bridges. Obviously. My Little Princess blends Tool Academy and Takeshi's Castle to make the ultimate dumb dating show.
Singled Out
The classic MTV series hosted by Chris Hardwick and Jenny McCarthy in the Us featured a wild audience of contestants, who looked like they'd been dragged in from a booze-laden Spring Break wet T-shirt contest.
My Little Princess is the latest in a long history of bonkers dating shows that have made it to the small screen and in tribute to the TV commissioners who considered them wise ideas and in any way romantic, we've collected together our 15 personal favourites.
My Little Princess
Men dressed as princes, who must impress an evil king to secure a date with his daughter. Standard. Throw in lots of mud, talking horses, power ballad sing-offs and men being thrown off bridges. Obviously. My Little Princess blends Tool Academy and Takeshi's Castle to make the ultimate dumb dating show.
Singled Out
The classic MTV series hosted by Chris Hardwick and Jenny McCarthy in the Us featured a wild audience of contestants, who looked like they'd been dragged in from a booze-laden Spring Break wet T-shirt contest.
- 2/27/2013
- Digital Spy
E4 launches new wacky dating series My Little Princess next week, a show which mixes fairytale fantasy with Takeshi's Castle-style odd challenges.
A clip from the first episode of the unusual series has been released below:
The clip stars male contestants dressed as knights taking part in a challenge featuring a character called The Gift Horse, who challenges the men to decide what the female 'princess' would prefer on a date - a KFC bucket or a Burger King Whopper.
In the show's last challenge, every week the final two princes must take part in a power ballad sing-off to woo the princess.
My Little Princess starts at 10pm on Monday, February 25 on E4.
A clip from the first episode of the unusual series has been released below:
The clip stars male contestants dressed as knights taking part in a challenge featuring a character called The Gift Horse, who challenges the men to decide what the female 'princess' would prefer on a date - a KFC bucket or a Burger King Whopper.
In the show's last challenge, every week the final two princes must take part in a power ballad sing-off to woo the princess.
My Little Princess starts at 10pm on Monday, February 25 on E4.
- 2/19/2013
- Digital Spy
E4 has released the first video teaser for its wacky new dating show My Little Princess. The Takeshi's Castle-style series features a selection of men attempting to impress a single girl's protective father to secure a date. The twist is that everyone is dressed up in fancy dress as if they are taking part in a real life fairytale. Watch the trailer for My Little Princess: The guys dress (more)...
- 1/9/2013
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Los Angeles -- CBS is hoping a legal warning shot shatters rival network ABC's plans for its reality show "The Glass House."
Attorneys for CBS sent ABC executives a letter Friday warning that "The Glass House" is "strikingly" similar to CBS' show "Big Brother." The network notes that ABC may be benefiting from the fact that 18 former "Big Brother" staffers and executives are now working on the planned ABC show.
"Glass House" would feature contestants who are constantly filmed and eliminated from a home they share, and viewers will be able to influence many of their actions, according to a description of the series released Monday. "Big Brother," which has aired on CBS since 2000, has similar features.
Attorneys for CBS noted that the former "Big Brother" staffers now working on the show, including "Glass House" Executive Producer Kenny Rosen, all signed nondisclosure agreements and are likely violating them by working on the new series.
Attorneys for CBS sent ABC executives a letter Friday warning that "The Glass House" is "strikingly" similar to CBS' show "Big Brother." The network notes that ABC may be benefiting from the fact that 18 former "Big Brother" staffers and executives are now working on the planned ABC show.
"Glass House" would feature contestants who are constantly filmed and eliminated from a home they share, and viewers will be able to influence many of their actions, according to a description of the series released Monday. "Big Brother," which has aired on CBS since 2000, has similar features.
Attorneys for CBS noted that the former "Big Brother" staffers now working on the show, including "Glass House" Executive Producer Kenny Rosen, all signed nondisclosure agreements and are likely violating them by working on the new series.
- 5/5/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Los Angeles -- CBS is hoping a legal warning shot shatters rival network ABC's plans for its reality show "The Glass House."
Attorneys for CBS sent ABC executives a letter Friday warning that "The Glass House" is "strikingly" similar to CBS' show "Big Brother." The network notes that ABC may be benefiting from the fact that 18 former "Big Brother" staffers and executives are now working on the planned ABC show.
"Glass House" would feature contestants who are constantly filmed and eliminated from a home they share, and viewers will be able to influence many of their actions, according to a description of the series released Monday. "Big Brother," which has aired on CBS since 2000, has similar features.
Attorneys for CBS noted that the former "Big Brother" staffers now working on the show, including "Glass House" Executive Producer Kenny Rosen, all signed nondisclosure agreements and are likely violating them by working on the new series.
Attorneys for CBS sent ABC executives a letter Friday warning that "The Glass House" is "strikingly" similar to CBS' show "Big Brother." The network notes that ABC may be benefiting from the fact that 18 former "Big Brother" staffers and executives are now working on the planned ABC show.
"Glass House" would feature contestants who are constantly filmed and eliminated from a home they share, and viewers will be able to influence many of their actions, according to a description of the series released Monday. "Big Brother," which has aired on CBS since 2000, has similar features.
Attorneys for CBS noted that the former "Big Brother" staffers now working on the show, including "Glass House" Executive Producer Kenny Rosen, all signed nondisclosure agreements and are likely violating them by working on the new series.
- 5/5/2012
- by AP
- Aol TV.
Those boys from the Dwarf will be back on our screens at Easter in an all-new adventure on digital channel Dave. But what have the actors behind the slobbish Dave Lister, the cowardly Arnold Rimmer, the feline fashionista Cat and servant robot Kryten been up to since the last series of Red Dwarf in 1999? We take a look at their careers over the last decade. Altogether now - better dead than smeg... Craig Charles - Dave Lister After laying down Lister's legendary dreadlocks, Craig Charles secured a regular stream of work that brought out his cheeky Liverpudlian humour and enthusiasm. Presenting duties on BBC2's Robot Wars and a stint narrating cult gameshow Takeshi's Castle kept him busy until 2004. The barrel was starting to be scraped in 2005 when he signed up for Channel 4's reality sports competition The Games, competing alongside the (more)...
- 2/15/2009
- by By Ben Rawson-Jones
- Digital Spy
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